The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Giant fire casts pall over Hamburg city festival A huge cloud of smoke was visible over Hamburg on Sunday evening after a fire broke out at a warehouse in the Veddel district of Germany's "Gate to the World." https://www.thelocal.de/20160509/hamburg-firefighters-battle-warehouse-blaze Mon, 09 May 2016 12:24:00 +0200 hamburg-firefighters-battle-warehouse-blaze World's biggest cargo ship docks in Hamburg The biggest cargo ship in the world pulled into Hamburg harbour for the first time on Wednesday morning to unload 4,000 containers, signalling the beginning of regular visits for the giant vessel. https://www.thelocal.de/20121212/46719 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:12:00 +0100 46719